This is not really newsworthy. As jonknee helpfully pointed out, this is only the admin interface. And anyone still using MSIE8 honestly has no business in your Google Analytics!
Now, if this were Gmail, this would be news
Google Analytics to Drop IE8 Support at the End of 2013
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Re: Google Analytics to Drop IE8 Support at the End of 2013
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why not just use underscore.js then? It uses Array.prototype.map for _.map if present and fallback to its own implementation otherwise.
It is far from the only example (my favorite is the lack of XHTML support).
> lack of XHTML support
I believed IE8 reads XHTML just fine — are you referring to its inability to handle HTML content delivered with an `application/xml+xhtml` Content-Type header (IIRC)?
Re: Google Analytics to Drop IE8 Support at the End of 2013
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is far from the only example (my favorite is the lack of XHTML support).
> lack of XHTML support I believed IE8 reads XHTML just fine — are you referring to its inability to handle HTML content delivered with an `application/xml+xhtml` Content-Type header (IIRC)?
Yes.
Re: Google Analytics to Drop IE8 Support at the End of 2013
#34This is interesting, because according the analytics I have access to, large institutions in my field (which is large in itself) seem to have standardized on IE8. I guess a lot of these shops went from IE6 to IE8, skipping 7 entirely. Its funny how long IE8 is sticking around and I wonder if its going to be the new "IE6" for some time.
XP extended support will end on April 2014. Antivirus will also cease support (most of them). This means that the day after, there will be a dozen of 0-days (currently being held) exploited in the wild. I hope those organizations you cite have a plan for April. If they run XP, they must update. If they run Vista+, they can switch to a newer IE and use GPO to force IE8-mode for the intranet (if they wish so).
I have a client to deploys IE in IE7 mode...
Re: Google Analytics to Drop IE8 Support at the End of 2013
#35Google Analytics' reporting interface... Your visitors who haven't upgraded their browser will see have their page views collected and reported on.
While this is an important distinction to make, I think that it doesn't understate the importance of this change.
I've worked for quite a few enterprise clients, and many of them are in offices working on old hardware and old software. The lucky ones get Windows 7, but I know plenty of people that are stuck on XP and IE8 (if they are lucky). Many of these users would love to use this Chrome or Firefox browser that every external company suggests, but their IT department won't let them install anything.
Now, if they can't view their Analytics reports without a modern browser, we'll start to see some changes.
It's a huge move, and should go a long way to getting these pesky users away from their legacy browsers and OS.
Re: Google Analytics to Drop IE8 Support at the End of 2013
#36This is interesting, because according the analytics I have access to, large institutions in my field (which is large in itself) seem to have standardized on IE8. I guess a lot of these shops went from IE6 to IE8, skipping 7 entirely. Its funny how long IE8 is sticking around and I wonder if its going to be the new "IE6" for some time.
XP extended support will end on April 2014. Antivirus will also cease support (most of them). This means that the day after, there will be a dozen of 0-days (currently being held) exploited in the wild. I hope those organizations you cite have a plan for April. If they run XP, they must update. If they run Vista+, they can switch to a newer IE and use GPO to force IE8-mode for the intranet (if they wish so).
Most of these IE8 users seem to be Win7. IE8 runs on Win7, no problem. I also imagine these shops skipping 9 and jumping to 10 or 11 in the next year or so.